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Sample Type of Object
Rock
Sample Name
Mudstone (Kalaw township)
Sample ID (Self-granted ID)
MM_Rock_01_2026
Material
Rock
Field Name
Geological Survey near Lwel An village, Kalaw township, Southern Shan state
Sample Description
Grey color, medium to thick bedded, hard and compact mudstone
Age
145.5 ~ 199.6
Age(unit)
Million Years (Ma)
Geological Age
Jurassic
Geological Unit
Inbyin formation
Collection Method
Manual
Collection Method Description
Mineral Database
Size
Size(unit)
Comment
Geological Survey in Lwel Inn village, Kalaw township, Southern Shan state
Purpose
Database
Tag
Elevation
1287 ~ 1310
Nav Type
GPS
Name of Physiographic Feature
Mountain
Location Description
near Lwel An village, Kalaw township, Southern Shan state
Locality
Kalaw township, Southern Shan state
Locality Description
"Coal in the Loi-An Group of Late Triassic–Jurassic age in southern Shan State occurs as lenses or irregular seams up to 0.5 m thick, affected by folding and faulting. The coal from Loi-An is cokeable and contains 0.6–6.5% moisture; it has an ash content of between 10% and 74%; samples with <10% ash contain between 24% and 24% volatiles; the Cfix content is 59.7%; the sulphur content is between 0.3% and 0.7%; and the calorific value is 6340–6420 kcal kg−1 (Bender 1983). Although the Loi-An coal is of high quality, it is not MINERALIZATION STYLES AND SETTING IN MYANMAR 541 economically extractable as the coal seams are strongly folded and faulted."
Country
Myanmar (Burma)
State/Province
Southern Shan state
City/Township
Kalaw township
Field Program/Cruise
Platform Type
Platform Name
Platform Description
Launch Type
Launch Platform Name
Launch ID
Collector/Chief Scientist
DGSE Field Party (Mg Mg Cho [Senior Geologist] et al)
Collector/Chief Scientist Address
Collection Date
2017-10-29 ~ 2017-11-02
Collection Time
Current Archive
Database
Current Archive Contact
Original Archive
Database
Original Archive Contact
Depth in Core
Core Depth(unit)
Data File
File Format
JPEG
File Title
Mudstone_MM_Rock_01_2026
URL
URL Type
URL Description
Document File
CC License
CC BY-NC - The author is free to use, but not for profit.
Copyright
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Data Registrant
Registration Date
2025-11-12
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